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I really like this show, despite the decline in quality over the final few seasons [spoiler](once Scott and Stonebridge leave)[/spoiler]. It has enough drama and emotion to draw you out. The acting is suspect at times, but it's a fun show that isn't necessarily dialogue-driven... so the tactics become more important. In the last few seasons, they decided "things blowing up" was more entertaining than having sound tactics or believable fights/gun battles, but that happens when a show goes on for so long. If you're watching this show for "realism" then this one is not for you. However, if you're able to suspend your disbelief, this is a fun ride.

It did strike me that the writing became very, _very_ lazy towards the end... I suppose they ran out of source material but still wanted to make the show/make money... but they do a good job subbing fun in for substance, and I'm okay with that trade-off in a show like this. They aren't pretending to be Citizen Kane here, after all. [spoiler]They did kill a few characters I didn't expect, which starts you guessing things like "if they'll kill Mac, who WON'T they kill?" It was a smart choice, given the lack of depth in that season otherwise.[/spoiler]

It's good that the show ended when it did. Trying to do any more would have been pushing an already thin IP to a point where it would sour the whole thing.